He carried out postdoctoral research under Fred Hoyle in the University of Cambridge.ĭavies' research interests are theoretical physics, cosmology and astrobiology his research has been mainly in the area of quantum field theory in curved spacetime. Seaton and Sigurd Zienau at University College London. In 1970, he completed his PhD under the supervision of Michael J. He attended Woodhouse Grammar School and studied physics at University College London, gaining a Bachelor of Science degree with first-class honours in 1967.
Davies serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence).īorn on 22 April 1946, Davies was brought up in Finchley, London. In 2005, he took up the chair of the SETI: Post-Detection Science and Technology Taskgroup of the International Academy of Astronautics. In 1995, he was awarded the Templeton Prize. His research interests are in the fields of cosmology, quantum field theory, and astrobiology. He previously held academic appointments in the University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, University of Adelaide and Macquarie University. He is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies in Chapman University in California. Paul Charles William Davies AM (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor in Arizona State University and Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science.
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